CHAPTER 32 HOMEOSTASIS AND ENDOCRINE SIGNALING Flashcards
what is tissue
groups of cells with similar appearance and common function
what are organs
different types of tissues organized into functional units
what are organ systems
groups of organs that work together
what are the four main types of tissues
muscle, epithelial, connective, nervous
epithelial tissue
covering and linings of the body and organs
protection, secretion, absorbing
what is an apical surface
facing outside underlying tissue
what is a basal surface
facing inside underlying tissue
connective tissue
holds stuff together (skin to arm) cells scattered through an extracellular matrix protein makes the skin stick together
tendons, fat, blood
adipose tissue
connective, belly fat storage
what are the three muscle tissues
skeletal cardiac smooth
skeletal tissue
voluntary and striated
cardiac tissue
involuntary and striated
smooth tissues
involuntary and unstriated
nervous tissue
nerves conduct nerve impulses, glial cells support neuron functioning
regulator
trying to bring a system to homeostasis, uses internal mechanisms to control internal change despite external fluctuation
conformer
not regulating homeostasis, allows internal conditions to change in accordance with external change
negative feed back
a control mechanism that reduces the stimulus (sweating regulating body temp)
what are the two systems that are used for controlling and coordinating responses
endocrine system and nervous
nervous system
neurons transmit signals alone dedicated routes connecting specific locations in the body
endocrine system
slower signal that goes everywhere but only the cells that have the receptors will respond (puberty)
endocrine signals are sent by signaling molecules but carried out by the blood (hormones)
good at decking change, sending out signals, gradual change
digestive juices
in the stomach, extremely acidic and must be neutralized after leaving the stomach, the release of acid goes into the duodenum and stimulated the endocrine cells to secrete the hormone secretin causing the pancreas to raise its PH to make it more basic
hypothalamus
integrates endocrine and nervous system, signals from the hypothalamus travel to the pituitary gland
thyroid gland
dictates how much energy you are producing sitting down doing nothing, maintains metabolism and blood calcium levels, controls the way your body is using energy
parathyroid
calcium in the blood, cells use calcium for messaging